Halo: Reach was a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved that they developed back in 2010 is going to be added to Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a definitive series compilation and both are coming to PC, according to an announcement made during a recent episode of Inside Xbox.

MCC will be made available on Microsoft Store and Steam in its entirety but a release date is yet to be revealed. With that, two of the most frequently made request from Halo community is finally getting fulfilled and fans are having what they wanted all along.

To ensure a flawless experience on PC, 343 Industries is looking to deliver every little aspects and features of the original collection. Therefore, each title will see launch one by one only after their team of developers deems it to be ready.

Master Chief's story will start arriving on the new platform with Halo: Reach that marks the beginnings of his journey. Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo 4 will follow a chronological order of release afterwards.

Rather than having players to wait for a few years while they thoroughly work on each title until it is finally ready to drop, fans can now jump into action right away whenever a game is complete and joins the rest of the bundle.

Not only player community has been asking to bring MCC on PC, adding Reach to the fray was also one of their second most asked demands. Aside from granting those two requests, 343 Industries is looking forward to work on fan feedbacks as well.

Working side by side with Splash Damage and Ruffian, 343 development team is dedicating their efforts to deliver a true experience of Master Chief Collection in 4K resolution and HDR graphics on a constant 60FPS frame rate.

Everyone who already owns the collection will receive multiplayer content of Reach including Forge and the Theater on Xbox One but Campaign and Firefight mode will come to all as a premium digital add-on.

Active subscribers of Xbox Game Pass are automatically getting access to Halo: Reach as well as MCC in their monthly subscription deal. Players on PC can have the same great experiences by purchasing the title on Microsoft Store and Steam upon release.

With Halo Infinite inbound for release as the next game in franchise and a live-action television series heading to Showtime, Microsoft has made a smart move for fans and new players to keep busy saving mankind into the boots of Spartan super-soldiers by then.

Originally, Halo: The Master Chief Collection landed on 2014 facing a rocky reception at launch for poor matchmaking options but fixed later via a series of patches and now a new platform of audience is getting ready to step into Halo universe.

Xbox Game Pass celebrates Gamescom 2018 with Halo: The Master Chief Collection and a new mobile app.

For long, Microsoft Studios has been providing more than 100 great titles for a minimum monthly price on Xbox Game Pass, which also grants day one access to some of the Xbox One-exclusives from time to time.

Since members of this service have been requesting them for adding more blockbuster games to their collection, they have decided to add Halo: The Master Chief Collection, first-person shooter compilation from Halo series, will be available from September 1.

A long overdue downloadable game update will deliver you new visual enhancements of 4K UHD and HDR on your Xbox One X console. It comes with features like customizable options for installation, faster load times than usual, improved matchmaking system and offline LAN mode.

We believe that, there is no better way to enjoy campaign or multiplayer of Halo franchise. So, have your gears ready and prepare for a journey with Master Chief to save humanity from Covenant fleet.

By October 2, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will gain access to games like Forza Horizon 4, Sea of Thieves and State of Decay 2. More new games like Fallout 4 and Rocket League will join the list very soon as well.

Plus, a brand-new tab is added on Xbox One Home, dedicated to browse the catalog more easily and way in to their games faster. These days, every other company is trying their best to create a Netflix-style subscription service for their own and Microsoft is not doing any different.

Though currently available on beta stage, a new app is announced at Gamescom 2018 for the service on Android and iOS. Members of Xbox Game Pass will find this app quite handy for exploring and downloading newly added games directly to your console by commanding from your mobile devices.

So, when you are busy outside with work, your games are being readied to play when you return to your Xbox One back at home.

Starting from August 21, you can simply sign up for an Xbox Game Pass subscription for a month by spending only $2 and enjoy the service on second month for free before August 31. Also, those who love great multiplayer experience can get two months worth of Xbox Live Gold membership for only $2.

You should keep in mind that currently, the services are limited to some selected countries and regions only. So, unless you don't belong from there, you cannot take the offer.

Although the deal is on Game Pass or Gold is restricted to new customers and not for existing subscribers. However, they can cash in other great offer while they last. For instance, Amazon Prime members have the opportunity to get extra three months of membership for free upon purchasing a six-month subscription for regular price of $59.99 only.

Usually, Microsoft charges only $9.99 per month as subscription charge and therefore you will be saving $29.97. It's a great value for your money.

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Iconic sci-fi first-person shooter video game franchise of Halo from Xbox is finally coming to Showtime for a television debut.

Only a while ago, Halo Infinite; the newest installment from military sci-fi first-person shooter game series Halo was announced for PC and Xbox One at E3 2018 press conference. It's about time that one of the long-running video game franchises from 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios finally get a live-action television series and guess what? It is really happening this time. It will be aired on Showtime with 10-episode season with writer/producer Kyle Killen (Awake, Lone Star) serving as executive producer.

Back in 2013, there was actually a rumor of a Halo TV series that was supposed to be helmed by Steven Spielberg. Since then, all we've been hearing was bunch of reports but no official statement. However, this official announcement from Showtime president and CEO David Nevins gives a real confirmation of the project actually moving ahead for production. Nevins believes, there haven't been enough great science fiction stories in television show history and Halo is going to change that.

According to reports, the story will take place when the fictional universe of 26th-century debuted in 2001, which means, it will probably take inspiration from Halo: Combat Evolved. An interstellar war against humanity that is sparked by an alien race of the Covenant is the base of the story. David Nevins also states that, this version of the story will not just please the fans but newcomers too will be drawn towards it. Which actor will step into the valiant shoes of protagonist Master Chief is yet not declared.

Although it literally took ages for such a fan-favorite series to have a live-action adaption other than comic-books, hardcore fans would deeply appreciate the effort and will reinvigorate the hype for entire franchise. There is lot of scopes to explore this unique universe built and many creative ways to tie-in with games continuity. If done right by finding a right balance of characters and story, Halo can effectively lift the video game curse of their adaption not being acclaimed enough.

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Halo Infinite trailer at E3 2018 is bringing back Master Chief once again to finish the fight to save humanity.

Not every day you get to show your games at a stage like E3 2018 and so, Microsoft took this opportunity very seriously on Xbox E3 2018 presentation. What better way to do that than revealing a new entry from one of your biggest franchises and what bigger series there is other than Halo? With Halo Infinite, our beloved hero Master Chief returns in action after a while. Developer 343 Industries have brought back the series once again and the next chapter begins from here.

The trailer is a short cinematic clip showing a green landscape in what seems to be an aftermath of some great war. A new ecosystem of beasts and nature completely takes over the world left behind by men as we don't see any of them. While a squad of three soldiers approaches with one of their wounded companion, we see Master Chief's iconic helm in his hand in frame. Then he plugged Cortana into the back of his helmet and then it slowly cuts into the title card.

Even though they previously hinted of making a comeback with Halo series, both developer 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios has been quite about when they are going to make a show on it for some time. Thankfully, it is finally returning to its former glory and will establish that once it finally releases. Aside from slightly changing their art style and color patterns, the game has moved to a newer Slipspace Engine this time and players get to spend more time with their favorite green Spartan.

In a time when Microsoft is desperately in need for some exclusive games for their consoles to survive the market competition as they are being manhandled by Sony and ridiculed by fans, an exclusive Xbox line-up like Halo can probably turn the table for them. So, the upcoming title is definitely a breath of fresh air in this time of crisis for the publisher. The story of the game centers around Master Chief but this teaser was to actually demonstrate their powerful new game engine.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

As one of the most popular first-person shooter game series of the last two decades can easily count the Halo series in. The fifth release from the original franchise run; Halo 5: Guardians is based on a science fiction plot setting and many have forgotten how good the game really is. So, a free weekend to try out the game doesn't sound so bad whether or not you have played the game. If you are wondering if you could get one as such, then you are in luck because now can have your chance at that.

Halo 5: Guardians Xbox Live Gold Free Weekend

All you need is to have an Xbox Live Gold membership to get access on Halo 5: Guardians from January 11, Thursday, 12:01 AM PST to it will run till January 14, Sunday, 10:59 PM PST. Within this period, you can download the game from the Xbox Dashboard and take part into solo campaigns or online multiplayer with up to three friends of yours in a journey into the future.

You can also enter the large-scale Warzone mode in a fight against other players or the AI aside from the standard multiplayer mode. Multiple Arena modes of Halo 5: Guardians offers 4v4 competitive combat to challenge your skills in the battlefield. Then there are Slayer and Capture the Flag modes, which are all time classics in first-person shooter games.

Test Drive Halo 5: Guardians All Weekend

Plus, as an added perk of this free weekend program, Halo 5: Guardians is available on sale for a 20% off. Which is a pretty sweet deal considering; loads of free contents like armors, multiplayer maps, various gameplay modes and weapons were released that has made it heavily packed over the last two years of period. Other than that, all the progress and achievements made during this program will be transferred to the main game once you decide to buy it.

You should also keep it in mind that all those updates released have currently made the size of the game nearly 100 GB. Halo 5: Guardians is developed by 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios have published the game as an Xbox One exclusive back in 2015. There was a rumor about a new installment from Halo series which is supposed to feature split-screen support that Halo 5 have left out.

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Have you been playing 343 Industries and Creative Assembly's real-time strategy game Halo Wars 2 yet? If you did and you have liked it, then we got some more good news for you, mate. During E3 2017, it was revealed that Halo Wars 2 is getting a brand-new story expansion pack named "Awakening the Nightmare" and it is coming right the next month. Though there was not much details found initially, we tried to gather what we could.

Halo Wars 2 – Awakening the Nightmare Launches on September 26

But before we go any further, take a moment and check out this clip showcasing aspects of Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare.

It is a completely new digital expansion for Halo Wars 2 and a new Banished campaign is one of the primary features of it along with new maps to explore, Blur cinematics to behold, new leaders to follow and a new game mode called Terminus Firefight to experience; all in one great pack. The expansion is the successor of Halo Wars 2's most recent release of DLC leader YapYap The Destroyer.

Awakening the Nightmare expansion pack will take the players to the time where the battle for control of the Ark is still raging prior to the story of Halo Wars 2. While trying to get the drop on Captain Cutter and his fighters on board UNSC Spirit of Fire, The Banished somehow learns that their interest in this venture can lead them to major consequences, eventually taking shape of the Flood!

The Nightmare Infects

The developers of the game are also working on building a support system for Spectator Mode and Arena functionality but no release date is announced yet. This lets you watch online matches played by other people and take part in Xbox Live tournaments on a large scale. Halo Wars 2 and Halo 5: Guardians will have 4K support from November 7, when Xbox One X finally comes out of the shadow. Awakening the Nightmare will also receive the HDR support as well.

Recently, on stage of Gamescom 2017, it was announced that Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare is going to be available from September 26, 2017 on Xbox One and Windows PC!